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until the production of still moro positive data , which will go far to decide tho points at issue finally and positivoly . Meauwhile , any brethren who have copies oF the engraved lists of Lodges for 1731 , 1732 or 1733 , can materially assist by communicating with Bro . Hnghan P . S . U . D ., who has already discovered a roll of Lodgos in which the Lodgo at Philadelphia is registered , and who is now
seeking tho Lists mentioned , all of which seem , so far , to be unknown to any Masonic student of tho present century . Tho regular Grand Lodgo of England frequently allowed the transfer of a number to virtually a now Lodge , though Bro . Norton hints otherwise , i . e . —a revival of an old number was permitted at a later date , & c . Thanking you for your article . Yours fraternally , MASONIC INVESTICIATOK .
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REVIEWS .
All Book 3 intended for Eeview should bo addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , 67 Barbican , E . C . The Blue-Coat Boys ; or , School Life in Christ's Hospital . With a Short ; History of tho Foundation . By William Harnett Blanch , Author of "The History and Antiquities of Camber , well , " and " The History of Dnlwich College . " London : E . W . Allen , Ave Maria-lane , E . C . 1877 .
THIS book will go a long way towards reassuring the public mind as to the severity of the discipline in this ancient school . Tho suicide of a boy of tender age is so unusual , and tho circumstances under which this particular suicide was said to have been committed were so painful , that even now , with all tho excitemont of a torriblo war , tho public has not yet lost its interest in the discussion , whilo tho
inquiry that has been institnted into tho general conduct of the School will prolong the interest still further . We cannot say we havo looked upon the correspondence published in the different newspapers with equanimity . We believe the advantage rests with the upholders of Christ ' s Hospital , for those who havo attacked tho system havo betrayed au animus which , in the case of thoso who
were formerly alumni , is far from being creditable to them . In a caso of this kind wo think a former pupil of Christ ' s Hospital , in attacking an institution of which he had once been a member , might havo taken a leaf out of a Freemason ' s book . If he could not speak of its merits , ho should have held his tongue as to its demerits . Ho , of all men in the world , should have held aloof from publicly condemning
a grand school , however non-I 5 lues might have rnshed into tho wordy fray . Tho publication of Mr . Blanch's book will prove opportune . It will enable the dispassiouato portion of tho public to judge justly of the system which prevails in the School , and has prevailed in former years . It will bo able to noto tho gradual but sure progress which has boon made towards a milder disciplinary system . It will
learn somo facts—and a line of facts is worth volumes of assertionas to the fugging which has been sanctioned in former days , ancl is still recognised , as one of the institutions of the school . It will gather information , on well-authenticated data , as to tho dietary which has been in force at different epochs , as to the punishments inflicted , and as to the relations between tho masters and other officials , on the one
hand , and the boys ou the other . All this is valuable , and indeed necessary , iu order to form a judgment on the conduct of this magnificent foundation , and , being in itsolf most interesting , we feel confident that this loyal effort of Mr . Blanch to set his old school straight in the estimation of tho public will bo judged most favourably . A history of tho foundation of Christ's Hospital and its numerous
endowments precedes the author ' s account of his personal experience of school life . This , too , though it is somewhat brief , enhances the value of his work . lie qnotes , likewise , somewhat freely from Charles Lamb , Leigh Hunt , and other , though less eminent , old " crugs , " what they have said of their school life . In short , Mr . Blanch has written a book which we predict will in a very short time bo very popular .
lie might have set about his task in a more business-like manner . He might have written at greater length of his own and the present times , and moro briefly of events which happened in the days of Hunt and Lamb , when school discipline invariably erred on tho side of severity . Still , he has done his work well , and with every desire to speak impartially ; aud we thank him for affording ns an early
opportunity ot discussing his work . Ifc is almost needless to add that in many parts this account of Bluecoat School life is most amusing , and we shall conclude this brief notice with the following short excerpts . The first is taken from Coleridge ' s "Table Talk , " and gives au excellent notiou of the thon head master ' s stem ideas of school life .
'" Boy ! I remember Boyer saying to me once , when I was crying , the first day of my return after the holidays , ' boy ! the school is your father ; boy ! the school is your mother ; boy ! the school is your brother ; the school is your sister ; the school is your first cousin , and your second cousin , and all the rest of your relations . Lot ' s have no more crying !'"
The other relates to a later period , and is connected with a master " of our own day , " who is described as " W . " " W detected a boy ia the very act of ' fudging ' —a crime of the deepest dye . " The cnlprifc was forthwith ordered out for immediate execution .
The windows were closed , the beadle sent for , and tho whole class ordered to stand np to witness tho performance . After lecturing the boy for about ten minutes on the enormity of his offence , W •concluded with tho following memorable peroration : — ' •' Boy , you have deceived your father ! you havo deceived yonr mother ! you have deceived your governor ! you have deceived yoar
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master ! you havo deceived yourself ! You havo deceived your God —take down your breeches !'" Wo certainly adviso our readers who may tako an interest in Christ's Hospital to read Mr . Blanch's book , on the twofold ground that it is entertaining and instructive .
Tho narrative iu the Countries of the World is always clearly , concisely , and pleasantly written . Professor Brown , who i 3 the author , possesses the art of saying a great deal in the compass of a few pages , and ho says it so pleasantly that ono cannot but get on with him on the friendliest terms . Moreover , the information he imparts is of a varied character , and very valuable . But ; entertaining as tho
author is , the chief attraction of the work is in tho illustrations , which aro very numerous , and very artistically executed . The "View of Moore ' s Lake , Utah , " is admirable , and so is the " View of Sooke Lake , Vancouver Island , " this latter being from an original sketch by Mr . Frederick Whymper . Among the other full page
engravings are the "Snowy Range of the Sierra Madre , Rocky Mountains , " " Tho Great Canon of tho Colorado ; Raft Precipitated over a Cataract , " and " tho Cereus Giganteus ; or , Monumental Cactus , " with a "View of Salt Lake City , Utah ( western side , showiug the Tabernacle , & c" ) There are several smaller ongravings , among which those of two Indian Warriors are about the best .
HOLLOWAV ' Pins . —All our Faculties . —Almost all disorders of tho human body aro distinctly to be traced to impure blood . Tho purification of that flnid is the first step towards health . Holloway ' s Pills recommend themselves to the attention of aU sufferers ; no injurious consequences can result froni their uso , no mistake can be made in their administration . In indigestion , confirmod dyspepsia , and chronic constipation the most beneficial effects have been , and always must bo , obtained from the wholesome power exerted by these purifying Pills over the digostion . Persons whose lives have been restored to ease , strength , and perfect health by Holloway ' s Pills , after fruitless trial of tho whole pharmacopoeia of Physic , attest this fact .
About Visiting
ABOUT VISITING
THE various privileges accruing to ono who has been admitted to participation in the rights and benefits of the Masonic Institution have beon largely descanted upon in the Masonio press ; but yet there is ono which , though largely used , has not thus far been properly understood ; we allude to the right of visiting a Lodge other than one ' s own . A brother , called on business or pleasure to
somo strange place , experiences a special pleasure in being ablo to make himself known to persons who may have never seen or heard of him , and to participate with them in the warm greeting of fellowship in their Masonic home . After such a visit he appreciates the blessed and cheering influences of Masonry more than ever , and ho goes forth into tho world moro fully pursuaded of that loving tie by
which real Masons arc uuited , for he knows that iu the great world , with its thousand diverging ways , aud in the great cities , with all their multifarious attractions , he might , but for this great Brotherhood , bo as utterly alone as if he wero cast upon a desert island , or suddenly dropped iu the middle of some vast space , where human foot had never trod .
In common with tho great mass of the Fraternity , we have always sympathised with the practice of visiting , and have endeavoured in all lawful ways to encourage and promote it , because , in the first place , it has a tendency to encourage the Lodge visited to keep up to the standard , to move forward with a step in time with the music of tho period , to keep all the Lodges in position to receive company
creditably , and because it tends to a revival of tho old custom of tho Lodges visiting each other , to tho end that the ties of friendship and brotherly love may be more closely cemented , and that uniformity of work and jurisprudence may thus be secured ; that thus the brethren may draw nearer to each other , be more prepared to bear each other ' s burdens , and to acknowledge the power of the mystic tie .
These things being considered , we desire to submit the sugges . tions : The right of visit , in this country at least , is conceded to be a limited one ; which is to say that , whilo in a general sense , a Master Mason has a right to visit any Lodge , either in his own or some other jurisdiction , still , he cannot insist upon any such right in any Lodge but his own , if ifc be asserted that such visit will disturb
the harmony or hinder the working of the Lodge proposed to bo visited , hence , although a visiting brother may bear with him a cerfcu cate , having on it the broad seal of a State or National jurisdiction , still , that fact does not give him the right to interfere with the harmony and peaceable work of the humblest Lodgo to which he may apply .
Ihis point , especially , seems not to be understood abroad . The Grand Lodge of England , and doubtless other Grand Lodges in Europe , thinks that its seal should open the doors of every Lodge in the world where Masonry is practised ; but a moment ' s reflection must convince every thinking Mason that if his Masonic home can be invaded by the first comer , despite his objection , then the right of
one , not a member of his Lodge , is equal to his own , a proposition fatal to all the rights and securities of membership . But , supposing that no objection intervenes , that the intending visitor has been duly examined and admitted , what then ? Judging by the general practice , it would seem that the American practice
everywhere prevails , which , being interpreted into the vernacular , means , that a man big enough to wear whiskers and boots ought to be able to take care of himself anywhere , and , hence , that when ° he be admitted in a strange Lodge there is no need of any further courtesy than the mere fact of his admission . The brethren should none the less remember that the visitor is a brother , and though ha may hare
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until the production of still moro positive data , which will go far to decide tho points at issue finally and positivoly . Meauwhile , any brethren who have copies oF the engraved lists of Lodges for 1731 , 1732 or 1733 , can materially assist by communicating with Bro . Hnghan P . S . U . D ., who has already discovered a roll of Lodgos in which the Lodgo at Philadelphia is registered , and who is now
seeking tho Lists mentioned , all of which seem , so far , to be unknown to any Masonic student of tho present century . Tho regular Grand Lodgo of England frequently allowed the transfer of a number to virtually a now Lodge , though Bro . Norton hints otherwise , i . e . —a revival of an old number was permitted at a later date , & c . Thanking you for your article . Yours fraternally , MASONIC INVESTICIATOK .
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
All Book 3 intended for Eeview should bo addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , 67 Barbican , E . C . The Blue-Coat Boys ; or , School Life in Christ's Hospital . With a Short ; History of tho Foundation . By William Harnett Blanch , Author of "The History and Antiquities of Camber , well , " and " The History of Dnlwich College . " London : E . W . Allen , Ave Maria-lane , E . C . 1877 .
THIS book will go a long way towards reassuring the public mind as to the severity of the discipline in this ancient school . Tho suicide of a boy of tender age is so unusual , and tho circumstances under which this particular suicide was said to have been committed were so painful , that even now , with all tho excitemont of a torriblo war , tho public has not yet lost its interest in the discussion , whilo tho
inquiry that has been institnted into tho general conduct of the School will prolong the interest still further . We cannot say we havo looked upon the correspondence published in the different newspapers with equanimity . We believe the advantage rests with the upholders of Christ ' s Hospital , for those who havo attacked tho system havo betrayed au animus which , in the case of thoso who
were formerly alumni , is far from being creditable to them . In a caso of this kind wo think a former pupil of Christ ' s Hospital , in attacking an institution of which he had once been a member , might havo taken a leaf out of a Freemason ' s book . If he could not speak of its merits , ho should have held his tongue as to its demerits . Ho , of all men in the world , should have held aloof from publicly condemning
a grand school , however non-I 5 lues might have rnshed into tho wordy fray . Tho publication of Mr . Blanch's book will prove opportune . It will enable the dispassiouato portion of tho public to judge justly of the system which prevails in the School , and has prevailed in former years . It will bo able to noto tho gradual but sure progress which has boon made towards a milder disciplinary system . It will
learn somo facts—and a line of facts is worth volumes of assertionas to the fugging which has been sanctioned in former days , ancl is still recognised , as one of the institutions of the school . It will gather information , on well-authenticated data , as to tho dietary which has been in force at different epochs , as to the punishments inflicted , and as to the relations between tho masters and other officials , on the one
hand , and the boys ou the other . All this is valuable , and indeed necessary , iu order to form a judgment on the conduct of this magnificent foundation , and , being in itsolf most interesting , we feel confident that this loyal effort of Mr . Blanch to set his old school straight in the estimation of tho public will bo judged most favourably . A history of tho foundation of Christ's Hospital and its numerous
endowments precedes the author ' s account of his personal experience of school life . This , too , though it is somewhat brief , enhances the value of his work . lie qnotes , likewise , somewhat freely from Charles Lamb , Leigh Hunt , and other , though less eminent , old " crugs , " what they have said of their school life . In short , Mr . Blanch has written a book which we predict will in a very short time bo very popular .
lie might have set about his task in a more business-like manner . He might have written at greater length of his own and the present times , and moro briefly of events which happened in the days of Hunt and Lamb , when school discipline invariably erred on tho side of severity . Still , he has done his work well , and with every desire to speak impartially ; aud we thank him for affording ns an early
opportunity ot discussing his work . Ifc is almost needless to add that in many parts this account of Bluecoat School life is most amusing , and we shall conclude this brief notice with the following short excerpts . The first is taken from Coleridge ' s "Table Talk , " and gives au excellent notiou of the thon head master ' s stem ideas of school life .
'" Boy ! I remember Boyer saying to me once , when I was crying , the first day of my return after the holidays , ' boy ! the school is your father ; boy ! the school is your mother ; boy ! the school is your brother ; the school is your sister ; the school is your first cousin , and your second cousin , and all the rest of your relations . Lot ' s have no more crying !'"
The other relates to a later period , and is connected with a master " of our own day , " who is described as " W . " " W detected a boy ia the very act of ' fudging ' —a crime of the deepest dye . " The cnlprifc was forthwith ordered out for immediate execution .
The windows were closed , the beadle sent for , and tho whole class ordered to stand np to witness tho performance . After lecturing the boy for about ten minutes on the enormity of his offence , W •concluded with tho following memorable peroration : — ' •' Boy , you have deceived your father ! you havo deceived yonr mother ! you have deceived your governor ! you have deceived yoar
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master ! you havo deceived yourself ! You havo deceived your God —take down your breeches !'" Wo certainly adviso our readers who may tako an interest in Christ's Hospital to read Mr . Blanch's book , on the twofold ground that it is entertaining and instructive .
Tho narrative iu the Countries of the World is always clearly , concisely , and pleasantly written . Professor Brown , who i 3 the author , possesses the art of saying a great deal in the compass of a few pages , and ho says it so pleasantly that ono cannot but get on with him on the friendliest terms . Moreover , the information he imparts is of a varied character , and very valuable . But ; entertaining as tho
author is , the chief attraction of the work is in tho illustrations , which aro very numerous , and very artistically executed . The "View of Moore ' s Lake , Utah , " is admirable , and so is the " View of Sooke Lake , Vancouver Island , " this latter being from an original sketch by Mr . Frederick Whymper . Among the other full page
engravings are the "Snowy Range of the Sierra Madre , Rocky Mountains , " " Tho Great Canon of tho Colorado ; Raft Precipitated over a Cataract , " and " tho Cereus Giganteus ; or , Monumental Cactus , " with a "View of Salt Lake City , Utah ( western side , showiug the Tabernacle , & c" ) There are several smaller ongravings , among which those of two Indian Warriors are about the best .
HOLLOWAV ' Pins . —All our Faculties . —Almost all disorders of tho human body aro distinctly to be traced to impure blood . Tho purification of that flnid is the first step towards health . Holloway ' s Pills recommend themselves to the attention of aU sufferers ; no injurious consequences can result froni their uso , no mistake can be made in their administration . In indigestion , confirmod dyspepsia , and chronic constipation the most beneficial effects have been , and always must bo , obtained from the wholesome power exerted by these purifying Pills over the digostion . Persons whose lives have been restored to ease , strength , and perfect health by Holloway ' s Pills , after fruitless trial of tho whole pharmacopoeia of Physic , attest this fact .
About Visiting
ABOUT VISITING
THE various privileges accruing to ono who has been admitted to participation in the rights and benefits of the Masonic Institution have beon largely descanted upon in the Masonio press ; but yet there is ono which , though largely used , has not thus far been properly understood ; we allude to the right of visiting a Lodge other than one ' s own . A brother , called on business or pleasure to
somo strange place , experiences a special pleasure in being ablo to make himself known to persons who may have never seen or heard of him , and to participate with them in the warm greeting of fellowship in their Masonic home . After such a visit he appreciates the blessed and cheering influences of Masonry more than ever , and ho goes forth into tho world moro fully pursuaded of that loving tie by
which real Masons arc uuited , for he knows that iu the great world , with its thousand diverging ways , aud in the great cities , with all their multifarious attractions , he might , but for this great Brotherhood , bo as utterly alone as if he wero cast upon a desert island , or suddenly dropped iu the middle of some vast space , where human foot had never trod .
In common with tho great mass of the Fraternity , we have always sympathised with the practice of visiting , and have endeavoured in all lawful ways to encourage and promote it , because , in the first place , it has a tendency to encourage the Lodge visited to keep up to the standard , to move forward with a step in time with the music of tho period , to keep all the Lodges in position to receive company
creditably , and because it tends to a revival of tho old custom of tho Lodges visiting each other , to tho end that the ties of friendship and brotherly love may be more closely cemented , and that uniformity of work and jurisprudence may thus be secured ; that thus the brethren may draw nearer to each other , be more prepared to bear each other ' s burdens , and to acknowledge the power of the mystic tie .
These things being considered , we desire to submit the sugges . tions : The right of visit , in this country at least , is conceded to be a limited one ; which is to say that , whilo in a general sense , a Master Mason has a right to visit any Lodge , either in his own or some other jurisdiction , still , he cannot insist upon any such right in any Lodge but his own , if ifc be asserted that such visit will disturb
the harmony or hinder the working of the Lodge proposed to bo visited , hence , although a visiting brother may bear with him a cerfcu cate , having on it the broad seal of a State or National jurisdiction , still , that fact does not give him the right to interfere with the harmony and peaceable work of the humblest Lodgo to which he may apply .
Ihis point , especially , seems not to be understood abroad . The Grand Lodge of England , and doubtless other Grand Lodges in Europe , thinks that its seal should open the doors of every Lodge in the world where Masonry is practised ; but a moment ' s reflection must convince every thinking Mason that if his Masonic home can be invaded by the first comer , despite his objection , then the right of
one , not a member of his Lodge , is equal to his own , a proposition fatal to all the rights and securities of membership . But , supposing that no objection intervenes , that the intending visitor has been duly examined and admitted , what then ? Judging by the general practice , it would seem that the American practice
everywhere prevails , which , being interpreted into the vernacular , means , that a man big enough to wear whiskers and boots ought to be able to take care of himself anywhere , and , hence , that when ° he be admitted in a strange Lodge there is no need of any further courtesy than the mere fact of his admission . The brethren should none the less remember that the visitor is a brother , and though ha may hare